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...question is, Why? Given the international scrutiny of Beijing's actions, the hard line has left many observers puzzled. The wiser course would seem to be a more measured response: to practice better crowd control, manage the media better, try negotiation instead of knee-jerk repression. But China's rulers have shown little such dexterity. Some of the reasons are straightforward. The Communist Party is deeply secretive and highly bureaucratic, and its members are steeped in a long-standing culture of self-preservation. "Part of the head-in-sand problem has to do with entrenched bureaucratic interests," says China expert...
...bodies should place tighter restrictions on their equipment. Many other championship venues have undertaken expansions, and new courses with aspirations of hosting professional events are now built with much higher yardage totals. Longer golf courses require more resources for building and maintenance, and some designers say it would be wiser economically and environmentally to shorten the distance that a golf ball is allowed to travel. "I love that Augusta has succeeded in ensuring that players have the same experience there as I did," says three-time Masters champion and course designer Gary Player. "But the reason the tournament can adjust...
...bonus. Norton said that the results have applications in marketing—a word that most associate just with advertising—which is his specialty area. “However, marketing is also about consumer focus: what people do with their money and how they can make wiser decisions,” he said. Dunn said that this study, which was published last month in the weekly journal Science, brings something new to the science of happiness. “The focus wasn’t on spending in previous studies, it was on general prosocial behaviors...
...Myers:No. I mean, age was certainly part of it, being young and female and from California - it's the trifecta of how not to go [to Washington]. But there had never been a woman standing behind that podium. Fifteen years later, and hopefully five or six years the wiser, I hope that wouldn't happen. But similar things happen to women every day. Women have to know what they're getting into. They have to own their own credentials, to let people know what they've accomplished. What we bring to the table is really important...
...While that’s a blow, especially after the big man put up a combined 37 points this weekend, it’s nice to know that junior guard Drew Housman, junior forward Evan Harris, and sophomore guard Jeremy Lin will still be around—one year wiser and with the monkeys off their backs of having suffered through these poor stretches and getting some big victories...